The effective procurement, storage, distribution, and analysis of human biospecimens are of critical importance to the mission of the UCCCC and the University's cancer programs. The Human Tissue Resource Center (HTRC) provides investigators with a centralized infrastructure to optimize the efficiency and costs related to research involving human biospecimens. The Core Facility provides a coordinated, centralized, and dedicated program for the procurement, processing, dispersing, and assessment of all types of biospecimens. The HTRC comprises four integrated subcores: biospecimen bank (BSB), laser capture microdissection (LCM), digital pathology, and histology services.